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CVE-2016-8562: Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Siemens SIMATIC CP · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
2022-03-03added to KEV
2022-03-24federal remediation due date
3.61%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 89.0th percentile
7.5 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
1,931days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
An improper privilege management vulnerability exists within the Siemens SIMATIC Communication Processor (CP) that allows a privileged attacker to remotely cause a denial of service.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-20 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2016-11-18 (Analyzed) |
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